Why a California Water “Fix”?Five Benefits for Ventura County

Ventura County relies on supplies of imported water from Northern California to an extent unlike other

counties within Southern California. The reliability of this supply for Ventura County and all of Southern

California is at risk due to pumping restrictions, deteriorating environmental conditions in the Sacramento-

San Joaquin Delta and an aging water system that was not designed to meet today’s challenges. State and

federal agencies want to modernize this system through a project known as the California WaterFix that has

both water delivery and ecosystem benefi ts. Here are fi ve potential benefi ts from the project for over 600,000

Ventura County residents.

Protecting Our Largest Water Supply While the Southland region imports water from both the Colorado River and Northern California, the distribution system for Ventura County is typically 100 percent dependent on Northern California supplies.

Sustaining Our Largest Cities Those cities that import 100 percent Northern California water: Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, Moorpark and Port Hueneme.

Preserving Agriculture The groundwater resources that much of southern Ventura County’s vibrant farming industry relies upon are largely dependent on recharge from municipal wastewater fl ows comprised of imported state water.

Surviving Droughts The water stored to meet drought and emergency needs for 75 percent of the Ventura County population comes entirely from Northern California.

Capturing Big Storms A modernized system could once again reliably capture enough water to refi ll reservoirs and groundwater banks along the water conveyance path between Northern California and Ventura County.

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How California WaterFix is Part of Southland’s

“All of the Above” Water StrategyThere is no single solution to Southern California’s many water challenges. Climate change, population growth and various regulatory challenges will require actions on every front to ensure a reliable water future. Maintaining – not increasing – imported supplies is part of the Southland’s long-term water strategy. Here is how California WaterFix fi ts into the broader plan.

Imported Supplies

Stored Water

ConservationLocal Supplies

Recycling

Two tunnels up to

150 feet below ground

designed to protect

California’s water supplies.

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California WaterFixThree new intakes, each with

3,000 cubic-feet per second

(cfs) capacity. Average annual

yield of 4.9 million acre-feet.

Makes use of water supplies more than once

Supplement scarce local resources

Provides a buffer for shortages

Provide a consistentbaseline supply

Extends limited supplies

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